subwoofer has no sound

just bought speakers and subwoofer. connected cable from subwoofer out on receiver to subwoofer but no sound -- the sub is on because the light is on. Of course I plugged it into an outlet also...I've tried almost everything but no success...help!! Do the speakers need to be set up before it will work?

subwoofer has no sound

I had a similar problem with our sub woofer on our home entertainment system.

We went away on holidays, came home, sub woofer no worky. I spent a great deal of time fiddling with the reciever and checking the cables. I finally discovered that I had unplugged the subwoofer before I left on holidays. Doh.

subwoofer has no sound

Unless the directions specified to connect to the Pre-Out, normally the Sub connects to your Left & Right Speaker channels, or if the receiver is high end, it will have a Sub output for Front (L/R), Rear (L/R), Surrounds (L/R). Pre-Out is only for a Pre-Amp.